Beyond the Violence helps families establish safety, rebuild relationships, and move forward with their lives after violence. This 8-week program is for non-offending women and their children who have experienced family violence. The program is conducted with two groups running simultaneously – one for parents and one for children. Both groups offer parents and children the opportunity to share and learn ways to encourage positive family communication and learn to cope with behaviours and emotions in age-appropriate ways.
The program helps parents to:
- Understand the impacts of the past violence on themselves and their children
- Gain strategies for building resilience and reshaping life pathways
- Explore ways to rebuild or establish trust within the family
- Take steps to establish or re-establish appropriate parent/child relationships
- Develop strategies to handle children’s behaviours and emotions
The program helps children to:
- Learn positive and supportive behaviours
- Build confidence and recognise their strengths
- Learn new ways of problem solving and managing uncomfortable emotions
- Learn about respectful relationships and how to make friends
Each session concludes with parents and children coming together for a time of sharing where they:
- Find hope and set goals for the future
- Rebuild trust within the family
- Strengthen relationships
Parents are welcome to self-refer to the group.
Phone: (03) 9781 6700 |
Email: [email protected]
Dandenong
Phone: 0436 007 492
Email: [email protected]
A free therapeutic service for children and young people aged 18 and under who are impacted by family violence.
Are your children:
- struggling with anxiety, stress, anger, sadness or other big feelings?
- having sleep troubles or nightmares?
- arguing or losing patience more than normal?
- experiencing issues with friends or peers?
- feeling aches and pains, even when not sick?
- struggling to adjust to family changes?
- having issues at school, childcare, or home?
Our practitioners can work with your children to manage these and other challenges.
Contact:
• Email: [email protected]
• Call: (03) 5990 1900
Circle of heArts to heArts is a child-led experimental creative arts therapy group for children (10-12yrs) and their mothers/carers who have experienced family violence and would like to explore their journey through using the creative arts process. It provides opportunities for both mothers/carers and their children to explore, build and strengthen their relationships through creative arts and play. 8 week program, no prior arts experience is needed, materials provided.
| Dates: | For mothers/carers: Mondays 16th & 26th Oct & 2nd Nov
For mothers/carers and children: Mondays 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th Nov & Dec 3rd. |
| Time: | 10:30am-12:30pm |
| Location | Dandenong Location |
| Contact: | Stephanie 8792 8999 |
The Financial Independence Hub (FIH) is a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL service to help you move forward.
If someone has tried to control you with money, it could be financial abuse. They might have left you with debt. Or controlled how much you work.
Feel more confident with money and make your own choices. We’ll listen, we won’t judge, and we’ll help you get back on track.
Call us on 1300 050 150
Mon – Fri, 7am – 7pm (Syd/Mel time)
You can also email us at [email protected] .
*Interpreter services available
Pathways to Resilience is a peer-led support art group.
Each week we will explore topics such as identity, self-care, safety, healing, and authenticity through expressive artmaking.
| Dates: | Thursday October 15th (7 week program) |
| Time: | 12:00pm – 2:00pm |
| Location | EACH office – 5/66 Victor Crescent, Narre Warren |
| Contact: | [email protected] |